One of the most prestigious honours in tennis is being seeded at a grand slam.
At Australian Open 2026, 32 men and 32 women have received that honour - including two Aussies.
Men's local hope Alex de Minaur is seeded sixth, while Maya Joint - seeded 30 - is the first Aussie women's seed since Ash Barty.
The Sporting News lists all the seeds at Melbourne Park in 2026.
Australian Open singles seedings 2026
Australian Open men's seeds
| Seed | Player | Country |
| 1 | Carlos Alcaraz | Spain |
| 2 | Jannik Sinner | Italy |
| 3 | Alexander Zverev | Germany |
| 4 | Novak Djokovic | Serbia |
| 5 | Lorenzo Musetti | Italy |
| 6 | Alex de Minaur | Australia |
| 8 | Ben Shelton | USA |
| 9 | Taylor Fritz | USA |
| 12 | Casper Ruud | Norway |
| 16 | Jakub Mensik | Czech Republic |
| 22 | Luciano Darderi | Italy |
| 25 | Learner Tien | USA |
Australian Open women's seeds 2026
| Seed | Player | Country |
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | |
| 2 | Iga Swiatek | Poland |
| 3 | Coco Gauff | USA |
| 4 | Amanda Anisimova | USA |
| 5 | Elena Rybakina | Kazakhstan |
| 6 | Jessica Pegula | USA |
| 9 | Madison Keys | USA |
| 12 | Elina Svitolina | Ukraine |
| 19 | Karolina Muchova | Czech Republic |
| 21 | Elise Mertens | Belgium |
| 29 | Iva Jovic | USA |

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